aggregate function

aggregate function

[¦ag·rə·gət ′fəŋk·shən]

(computer science)

A command in a database management program that performs an arithmetic operation on the values in a specified column or field in all the records in the database, such as computing their sum or average or counting the number of records that satisfy particular criteria.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

aggregate function

A calculation that is made on several records or cells of data. SUM, AVG, MAX, MIN and COUNT are examples of aggregate functions that are used in spreadsheets and database programs.

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